Expediting Manager

​Expediting Manager 

Join a diverse and inclusive work culture

Our differences make us unique and stronger. Every day, you will work with colleagues from different cultures. You will be challenged to see things in a new way and you will experience why differences are a strength. We actively support diversity and inclusion. And we work for equality, ensuring we all have an equal opportunity to make the most of our talents.

Department

You will be part of Manufacturing Operation-India, Global Supply Chain, Cement who supports Capital and Service Product line for Materials, Warehouse & Logistics. By joining this team, you will have the chance to work in an international environment involving different cultures and different challenges. This department works closely with both our internal and external customers to ensure FLSmidth cement equipment’s on time delivery and customer satisfaction. You will be located in the Arakkonam plant.

Role

As Expediting Manager- Procurement, you will be responsible for managing supplier to support full scope of Sourcing and procurement processes by providing the best conditions in terms of quality, price, delivery terms, technology, and sustainability in accordance with guidelines and all in compliance with local as well as group regulations and procedures.

Your Responsibilities

• Ensure Purchase Order Acknowledgement from the supplier and update in the system.
• Follow-up with suppliers to get manufacturing schedules and progress report on time.
• Follow-up with suppliers for the status report and clarifying their queries.
• Scrutinizing the details provided by the suppliers through documents and physical verification and ensuring the work progress on timely manner.
• Read and understand FLS PO and Drawings.
• Update & circulate the PO wise status report in regular frequency.
• Coordinating with QC, Logistics and Project Management Team for arranging Inspection, vehicles and Dispatch Instruction on time.
• Improves on time delivery by creating a good networking and influencing with suppliers and other stakeholders.
• Should work on achieving the department goals and the individual KPI.
• Foresee and anticipate the progress and alert the stakeholders on time if there is a deviation.
• Arranging the dispatches from suppliers Ontime.
• Ensure the closure of all Purchase order line items closure and report on time.

Key Accountabilities

•Reports solid line to Manufacturing Procurement.
•Ensures execution of expediting activities to comply with business unit specific requirements for cost, time, quality and risk minimization
•Manages and develops the expediting team and ensures collaboration and alignment with purchasing and logistics
•Drives efficiency through resource optimization, offshoring and implementation of best practice within expediting across all business units in the region
•Engages in the implementation of and compliance to procurement policies, processes and reporting of KPI’s in alignment with group directives and leads specifically for expediting
•Ensures engagement in global initiatives as well as local activities with regards to supplier development in alignment with group Procurement

What you bring

• Knowledge of Procurement practices and procedures in Expediting & procurement in (Manufacturing - Batch Production)
• Should be self-driven, go-getter & a live wire when it comes to follow up and timely completion.
• Experience in Heavy Fabrication & Machining, Casting, Forging, Knowledge in Bought outs and E&I.
• Excellent skill in both verbal and written communication.
• Proactive approach, good planning and organizing skills.
• Expert in MSOffice including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Knowledge in Cement equipment.
• Technical knowledge, familiar with all standards, drawing reading, planning and organizing skills.

Education Qualification

Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, Logistics, Business administration, or a related field. Advanced degree or professional certification is a plus.

Experience

10-15 years’ experience in Procurement

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What we offer

• Competitive benefit package including Health Insurance, Personal Accident / Disability, Group Term Life Insurance, Annual health check-up, and voluntary insurance options.
• Time to recharge through 30 days PTO (with up to 10 days carry forward as Earned Leave stock)
• Financial support for continuing education.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• A global network of supportive colleagues and growth opportunities
• We encourage applicants of all backgrounds and perspectives to apply - the more diverse our employees are, the stronger our team is.  
• As an equal opportunity employer, FLSmidth embraces diversity and equality by promoting an environment of inclusion. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds and perspectives to apply - the more diverse our employees are, the stronger our team is. In our commitment to equal opportunity and eliminating bias, we kindly request that you exclude personal information such as age, ethnicity, marital status, number of children, and photographs from your application materials.

FLSmidth Cement is a technology and service supplier with a passion to help our customers produce cement efficiently. After 140+ years of pioneering new innovations, we are uniquely positioned to be at the forefront of our industry’s green transition. For further information on FLSmidth Cement business and services, visit www.flsmidth.com or www.flsmidth-cement.com.